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Software Real Time Clock (RTC) for the dsPIC33EP512MC502

March 15, 2021May 9, 2021 ToughDev 0 Comment dspic, rtc

Although the dsPIC33EP512MC502 does not have an integrated Real Time Clock (RTC) for time keeping, this can easily be overcome by configuring

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General Programming Hardware Reverse-engineer Software Development Vintage Computing 

Tweaking the AlphaSmart Neo, a great portable word processor with 700-hour battery life

August 19, 2020May 15, 2021 ToughDev 2 Comments alphasmart, basic, neo

Although I really love my AlphaSmart Dana, its limited battery life which requires recharging every couple of days as well as the

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General Programming Vintage Computing 

AlphaSmart Dana, an almost perfect typewriter running Palm OS 4.1

July 5, 2020May 6, 2021 ToughDev 0 Comment alphasmart, dana, palmos

I love the idea of distraction-free writing, which allows me to focus on my thoughts without any of the modern

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General Programming Hardware Linux 

CCTVs and SD card life expectancy

June 17, 2020May 1, 2021 ToughDev 0 Comment cctv

To most users, flash memory wear out is typically not a concern, even more so when they have to ask about

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Android General Programming Software Development 

Simulating key presses on Android devices

April 4, 2019July 5, 2019 ToughDev 0 Comment adb, bluestacks, inject_events, sendkeys

I need to develop an application that is capable of communicating with another Android application to perform a few specific

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Developing a PC-speaker MIDI player for the IBM PC XT

September 12, 2018July 5, 2019 ToughDev 1 Comment 8253, midi, ms dos, turbo c

In my experiment with a PC XT running on an NEC V20 at 12MHz, I attempted to play a MIDI

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Exploring Paralex paraphrase-driven open question answering engine

October 12, 2016February 13, 2017 ToughDev 0 Comment natural language processing, nlp, python

Out of curiosity, I did a quick research to find out whether there are any existing solutions that provide answers for open (but simple)

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General Programming Hardware LCD Modules Microcontroller Useful Projects 

Using picojpeg library on a PIC with ILI9341 320×240 LCD module

March 11, 2014October 6, 2016 ToughDev 12 Comments

I purchased a 320×240 LCD module which supports 320×240 resolution and comes with an SD card slot from eBay: This

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The good old days: cracking 16-bit DOS games

January 15, 2012May 22, 2018 ToughDev 17 Comments

I recently wanted to play one of my favorite old games again, Zentris for DOS by Zensoft and realized how

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The old new thing: mathematics of paper folding

July 24, 2011 ToughDev 0 Comment

A few weeks ago I received the following quiz as one of the questions for an exam. The question is

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General Programming Hardware LCD Modules Microcontroller SPI Useful Projects 

Interfacing Nokia 3510i and 5110 LCD with PIC Microcontroller

March 23, 2011April 4, 2020 ToughDev 12 Comments

Recently I started to regain some interest in embedded systems, and start to experiment with PIC micro-controllers. After some successful

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